The Duratus Mind Podcast

Psychologist, CEO, author, and former SAS Team Commander: Anthony “Harry” Moffitt recently retired after nearly 30 years with the Australian Defence Force, most of which was spent with Australia’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment. He completed 11 active service deployments amassing nearly 1000 days on Special Operations globally, including being wounded in action in 2008 and repatriated to...

Gaz talks to Fergus and Jonny before their epic challenge next weekend on 1/11/2020⁣⁣ 42,200m elevation gain.⁣⁣ Ben Nevis x 32.⁣⁣ 540km.⁣⁣ ⁣ Monotony. Dread. Loneliness. Pain. Darkness. Doubt. Fear. Fight. Shame. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Everything that this project represents, and sadly, what thousands of men suffer from in silence every single day. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This doesn’t have to be the case. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We all have our own...

Mark Colbourne MBE overcame life changing adversity in the form of a severely broken back to a paralympic gold medal.  A paragliding accident in his 30's when his life's passion was living a healthy active lifestyle came as a crushing blow.  But from keeping a positive mindset, setting goals and taking on the challenges in his way saw him far exceed any expectations his doctors could hav...

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. In this episode Dylan Hartley, one of the England rugby's most successful captain...

In this episode Shanaze shares with us what it took her to become such a talent at such a young age.  She opens up about what it's like to carry the pressure of thousands, how the wheels fell of her ride in GB cycling and the depths that she sank after her Olympic dreams were crushed.  She then explains how she pulled herself back from the darkest days she has ever known, to where she is now...

Andy Halliday spent over 30 years working in the police and for the vast majority of that time was serving as a Specialist Firearms Officer (SFO) for the Metropolitan Police.  Experienced through thousands of criminal and Counter Terrorist operations as an SFO as well as an elite sport coach, he has a deep understanding of how individuals and teams function and learn.  Andy was involved in a numbe...

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven and what it really takes to achieve success.   Team Rubicon UK is a disaster response organisation that leverages the unique skillset...

Dr Preston Cline is one of the founders of the Mission Critical Team Institute ( https://missioncti.com ).  The MCTI was established to improve the success, survivability and sustainability of Mission Critical Teams.  Mission Critical Teams are small groups of experts that resolve complex adaptive problems in an immersive environments of 500 seconds or less where the consequence of failure is deat...

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success.  As a guest on 40rty fitness' podcast, Gaz and Adam talk all things motivation, se...

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success.  Alex Waller is The Northampton Saints captain. He has won the Premiership title and th...

In this quickly pulled together episode, Gaz speaks to 4 military veterans now working on the frontline in the NHS' battle with corona / COVID-19.  They are using the same mindset and stress coping strategies to help them deal with the volatile situations within the daily ambulance scenarios, or in their respective hospitals roles.  Gaz talks to them around the current situation at the coal f...

Dr Fergus Connelly is one of the worlds most experienced human performance thought leaders and sports coaches.  Having worked in every major elite sports including; the Premier League, the Rugby Premiership, Wales national rugby team, Australian Cricket and the NFL to name a few.  He has also been used as a consultant by Tier 1 SOF.  Today he talks to Gaz about everything elite mindset, leadership...

Rob Parker is an English, former professional rugby league player.  Some of the teams Rob has played for in the Super League are; Bradford Bulls, London Broncos and Warrington Wolves - Rob has also been capped for England.  He was known for being a hard hitting forward who put his whole body on the line for his team. A full career took him to the top of his sport.   Towards the end of his playing...

Helen is a lady who knows a thing or two....or three about dealing with and overcoming life threatening adversities.  Having been the first 'mum' to serve in the Met police's armed response teams, three historic career events would challenge her way beyond what she could have expected when joining the force at Hendon.   Having been stabbed, blown up by the IRA and shot, all on three...

Mark Ormrod has a story like few you have ever heard. From joining the Royal Marines at just 17 to a number of years later being the UK's military's first triple amputee (both legs and dominant arm) Mark had every excuse going to give up - but Mark doesn't have any quit in him.  At 24yrs old whilst recovering in hospital Mark was told that he would spend the rest of his life in a wh...

Tony Long, retired SO19 officer and author of 'lethal force' talks about his career as the Met Police forces most prolific police marksman.  For 25 years, he operated in the Met’s elite specialist firearms units and was at the forefront of SO19’s fight against armed crime and terrorism. He deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations, it was his duty to bring down terrorists, killers and...